ABC FreeCell HD vs Solitaire Forty Thieves
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABC FreeCell HD
This solitaire card game offers a faithful recreation of the classic Windows experience on iOS devices. Challenge yourself with millions of possible turns and compete with players worldwide. The goal is to build four suit piles from Ace to King.
- Full computer version copy
- Easy operation
- Global player challenges
- Millions of turns available
- Classic solitaire gameplay
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FreeCell is undoubtedly one of the most amusing mini-games of Windows, which has been popular with office workers. Now you can also play it on iOS. FreeCell has 1,000,000 turns. "Although it has never been testified, you must believe that all turns can be finally completed," said Jim Horne, the creator of FreeCell. Features: 1. Full copy of computer version 2. Easy operation 3. Pk with global players Game Goal: Respectively create a pile of cards in the four recycling columns, for which each pile has 13 cards in the same suit. The sort order must vary from A to K. Play Zone: Only a pack of 52 cards is available in FreeCell, with right side up in eight columns. Shift cards from the eight columns to create four piles: Four "Available Units" on the right, for temporary keeping of cards during shifting. Four "Recycling Units" on the left, for piling cards to win the game. Rules: Pull cards from the bottom of each column and shift as follows: From one column to the available unit: only one card can be admitted by each available unit each time. From one column to another column (or from the available unit to a column): cards must be arranged in descending order, alternate with red and black suits. From one column to the recycling unit: each pile of cards must be in the same suit and start with A.
Solitaire Forty Thieves
A classic two-deck solitaire card game where the objective is to build foundations from Ace to King. Players must strategically move cards down the tableau by suit, with empty slots fillable by any card. Click the stock pile to deal new cards and test your luck and skill.
- Two-deck solitaire gameplay
- Build foundations Ace to King
- Tableau build downwards by suit
- Move one card at a time
- Fill empty tableau slots
- Deal new cards from stock pile
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Forty Thieves is probably the most popular solitaire game played with two decks. But it takes a lot of time,luck,and skill to win. The goal in this game is to build the foundations up in suit from Ace to King. The tableaus are build downwards by suit,and only one card can be moved at a time. Empty tableau slots can be filled by any card. Click the stock pile at the top left corner to deal a new card.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ABC FreeCell HD at 78% against Solitaire Forty Thieves's 8%. ABC FreeCell HD also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1). Solitaire Forty Thieves's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ABC FreeCell HD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of ABC FreeCell HD's written reviews are positive against 8% of Solitaire Forty Thieves's.
ABC FreeCell HD ships an update every 3 months, Solitaire Forty Thieves every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | ABC FreeCell HD | Solitaire Forty Thieves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42 ratings) — better | 2.1 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 顺华 刘 | Kevin White |
Customer experience
ABC FreeCell HD
Solitaire Forty Thieves
In-app purchases
ABC FreeCell HD
No in-app purchases
Solitaire Forty Thieves
No in-app purchases
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